As per our current Database, Kathryn Thornton is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Kathryn Thornton is 71 years, 8 months and 7 days old. Kathryn Thornton will celebrate 72rd birthday on a Saturday 17th of August 2024. Below we countdown to Kathryn Thornton upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Kathryn Thornton |
Occupation | Astronaut |
Age | 71 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Born | August 17, 1952 (Montgomery, AL) |
Birthday | August 17 |
Town/City | Montgomery, AL |
Nationality | AL |
Kathryn Thornton’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Kathryn Thornton was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.
Physicist who flew on four NASA spaceflights. She also served as Dean of the University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Science.
She was the recipient of a NATO postdoctoral fellowship.
She was on the crew of a Space Shuttle Discovery Department of Defense mission.
She married Steven Thornton.
She and Sally Ride were both female astronauts.